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shane tolentino 🚀🌱💫
@shanetolentin0.bsky.social
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Chicago-based illustrator & graphic designer ✶ Formerly at NASA ✶ Rep'd by Astound US Agency ✶ Children’s books, science, art & design history ✶ they/she/siya

https://www.shanetolentino.com/
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shane tolentino 🚀🌱💫 @shanetolentin0.bsky.social · Dec 5
Hi #KidLitArtPostcard! I’m a Filipino-American illustrator who tells stories about space, the natural world, and human resilience. I’d love to work on a science nonfiction title with high-detail objects— space walks, ocean floors, people in labs 🦀

🌀 www.shanetolentino.com
🌟 Rep’d by Astound US
Illustration of four NASA astronauts standing in front of the SLS rocket at nighttime with a bright full moon in the back An illustration of a group of people working on a chalk mural of a rocket going to space at sunset A futuristic illustration of two NASA scientists in a greenhouse lit by pink-red grow lights overhead. Behind the scientists is a big glass window showing a lunar colony outside and the Earth in the sky.
shanetolentin0.bsky.social
Talked to some undergrads recently and found myself very thankful and fortunate to have time to spend on hobbies now. When I’m not at my desk, here’s what I might be up to:
shane looking at some beautiful hand-painted letters outside a coffee shop in kansas city red bellied woodpecker on a tree partially knit Cloud Sweater in some off white acrylic yarn two monstera plants facing a window
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
shanetolentin0.bsky.social
Dealing with gnats in my indoor plants made me think of my illustrations of beneficial predator insects for the zoo 🪲
Small green insect (lacewing) sitting on top of a leaf among other leaves Group of insects on a pink background- mealy bug destroyers, predatory mites, golden chalcid predatory wasps, lacewing Jamaican iguana laying on top of a log surrounded by foliage
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
shanetolentin0.bsky.social
#sketch for your saturday!! 🕯️
candle illustrations inside of a sketchbook done in black ink. a green fountain pen sits in the sketchbook gutter
March 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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mollymagnell.bsky.social
lil study of a still life painting by Severin Roesen
#digitalart
February 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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letterformarchive.org
Yusuf and Zulaikha (يوسف وزليخة), unknown scribe, 1880–1910, Kashmir.
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This Muslim story was adapted in Persian by Jami in the 15th century. See the full illuminated manuscript in the Online Archive: oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=...
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#Persian #Quran #YusufAndZulaikha #Calligraphy #Nastaliq
Page from a manuscript with ornamentation and decorative borders. Page from an Arabic script manuscript with diagonally oriented text and decorative borders. Page from a manuscript with a painted illustration. Page from an Arabic script manuscript with diagonally oriented text and decorative borders.
February 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
shanetolentin0.bsky.social
we have graduated from knitting socks to knitting a sweater!!
photo of several knitting items on a red chair. starting at 11 going clockwise, a set of bamboo knitting needles. a pack of gold stitch markers. a gauge swatch knit in stockinette. a knit sweater project on circular needles. the sweater is being knit top down (collar first). the collar is k1p1 ribbing folded over and the body is stockinette. the green yarn being used to knit the sweater.
February 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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poodlewool.bsky.social
yes girls!!!
watercolor of 3 geese walking into a library. text above reads "okay ladies now let's get information"
February 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
shanetolentin0.bsky.social
thinking abt that baby king crab
colored pencil drawing of a baby king crab in a sketchbook. there are half bits of other drawings in ink and pencil around the crab
February 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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lauraillustrates.bsky.social
Did you know that the USPS delivers 44% of the world's mail and is a critical part of our infrastructure? #weloveusps
February 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
shanetolentin0.bsky.social
sometimes the lineart is complex. and sometimes it’s just not!
photo of a project in procreate showing black lineart on a white background. the illustration on the screen shows two birds in the foreground, lots of foliage in the mid ground, and a person with binoculars looking up at the birds in the background. there is a panel cut off to the left showing the colors that might be used in the piece and the layers panel is open to the right showing the white background color layer selected. photo of a project in procreate showing black lineart on a white background. it’s a simple arc in the bottom right corner. there is a faint guide showing borders in a light red color. the layers panel is open to the right showing which group of layers is currently selected.
February 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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unraveledpress.com
Happening now: hundreds have gathered in Chicago's La Villita neighborhood this afternoon in freezing rain for a rally and march in support of immigrants.
February 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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mfreelove.bsky.social
Chicago Area Gardening Friends! I’m hosting a seed exchange in two weeks at the public library in my neighborhood 🌻 I’ve wanted to do this for a few years, I would love to see y’all and share in the gardening joy!

More info on the poster below, I hope to see you there, and please bring friends!
February 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
shanetolentin0.bsky.social
she’s dying but she’s already so pale in color, it might be time for a new one 🫡
hand holding tombow n95 marker with a sketchbook underneath. there is the beginnings of a light sketch of a room interior
February 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
shanetolentin0.bsky.social
big asterisk please know that i’m talking about Cats (1998) and not Cats (2019)
shanetolentin0.bsky.social shane tolentino 🚀🌱💫 @shanetolentin0.bsky.social · Feb 2
in my defense, i think munkustrap the cat is rather debonair

#hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday

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a comic for hourly comics day. the text is white on an ochre yellow background. the first panel shows a person with long hair sleeping in front of three windows with the text “fire trucks kept me awake last night. i’m usually up at 5am”. the second and third panels show hands looking up munkustrap the cat with the text “i watched cats with Rosie for the first time last night. My first waking thought was about Munkustrap the cat lol”
February 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
shanetolentin0.bsky.social
in my defense, i think munkustrap the cat is rather debonair

#hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday

1/x
a comic for hourly comics day. the text is white on an ochre yellow background. the first panel shows a person with long hair sleeping in front of three windows with the text “fire trucks kept me awake last night. i’m usually up at 5am”. the second and third panels show hands looking up munkustrap the cat with the text “i watched cats with Rosie for the first time last night. My first waking thought was about Munkustrap the cat lol”
February 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
shanetolentin0.bsky.social
i’m pleased that i’ve refilled this pen twice in the last few weeks or so but alas i’ve made a mess
hand holding a green fountain pen. behind it is a jar of open noodlers black ink placed on top of toilet paper to absorb spills. behind the ink is a sketchbook and pencil case hand with ink stained fingers. pen cap of green fountain pen and the cap of the open ink jar is on top of the desk behind the hand
February 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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lollibeepop.bsky.social
We're going to make it through this 🩷💙
Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.
An illustration of a tiger protecting cubs colored in Trans and nonbinary flag colors. Says: "protect trans & nonbinary kids!"
January 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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kesalt.bsky.social
Happy year of the snake, friendsssss!! 🐍🌱 19x24" prismacolor pencila on paper
a pale green snake sticks its tongue out, surrounded by tiny flora, fungi, dragonflies, snails, and a small frog
January 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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jasonkoebler.bsky.social
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:

www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
shanetolentin0.bsky.social
i’ve been missing my walks to the bird sanctuary lately because of the cold so it’s a coloring + billy joel kind of morning
January 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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niais.bsky.social
Y'all, I am BEGGING YOU to turn on your alt text switch and alt text your images. Take the time, please. Make this place different in the ways that matter. It has gotten much worse, and we need to be moving the other way.
January 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
shanetolentin0.bsky.social
worked on this #sketch a little more this morning 🌱
a pen and ink drawing of my perspective sitting on a bench in a room of the garfield park conservatory in chicago. there are lots of large leafy plants in the room, a man standing in the middle of the drawing, and his toddler son walking on the path to the right. in the bottom left i also drew my friend rosie reading a book. the room has beautiful high ceilings and many glass windows
January 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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mollymagnell.bsky.social
Instead of just avoiding opening tw*tter I finally committed and made an account here. Howdy!

I’m Molly I’m an illustrator and I like to draw lush greenery, animals, and clutter. I also make and sell risograph prints. Let me draw for you!

💖 www.mollymagnell.com
🛒 www.etsy.com/
💌 [email protected]
January 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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henrysciart.bsky.social
A plate from my upcoming field guide project, Winter Wildlife of Chicago #scientificillustration #procreate #wildlifeart #queerartist #queerscientist
A field guide plate with illustrations of ten wildlife species that can be found in Chicago during the winter, including American Coot, Great Blue Heron, Swamp Rose Mallow seed pods, and more. The illustrations were made using Procreate and have graphite and watercolor components with a muted color pallet.
January 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
shanetolentin0.bsky.social
bonus #sketch from the garfield park conservatory today 🌱
a pen and ink drawing of my perspective sitting on a bench in a room of the garfield park conservatory in chicago. there are lots of large leafy plants in the room, a man standing in the middle of the drawing, and his toddler son walking on the path to the right. in the bottom left i also drew my friend rosie reading a book. the room has beautiful high ceilings and many glass windows
January 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM